Posts made by Jeshin

It's a text based medium, isn't the idea of color based biased kind of moot? Like are we ANSI coloring our desc blocks to make it more obvious? Isn't the idea of marginalized classes also kind of negated by settings that aren't modern or alternate modern?

For example I'm latino, I'm Puerto rican, my grand parents were born and raised in Puerto Rico, my mum in chicago, me in chicago. That's right if Puerto rico were a foreign country and not a US territory I'd be a 2nd generation immigrant!

I play a guy on Arx I describe as "painfully pale" in complexion. Why? Roster system. Meanwhile on horrormu and grey harbor I played people PB'd by Pedro Pascal because he's a good latino/hispanic stand in and not to crazy attractive.

My Pedro pascal PBs and my painfully pale white guy with redhair PBs have never been treated differently. Ever.

I get the idea broaden your horizons, do some research, maybe think about what kind of language and tropes you are using to write something you aren't. On the same hand I would never condemn RPers for just going with whatever setting or personal nationality they are or whatever nationality they think is cool. Given the primarily text based medium and settings that have almost none of the systemic issues of our own.

EDIT - Neither condemn RPers or make it a reflection on the hobby if people just played whatever even if it ended up being majority white.

I liked the game a lot when I played.

Some notes on the concept...

1. Seasonal stories lead to resolutions, meaning character arcs get completed. This means people can feel 'done' or 'satisfied' with where their concept has come to far quicker than other games which rarely reach the OMG WE'RE ALL DYING WHAT DO YOU DO?! point of a story.

2. The energy needed to be involved was higher than normal at least I felt it was. Not in a bad way but when a story is clicking it's moving and you need to get on a few nights a week and get in one of the Director scenes or at least a scene RPing about a directors scene. Higher maintenance because again, more is happening, more narrative resolutions are occuring than in other games.

3. I would day slightly bigger staff, a bit more player control on non-direct plots. Give them the B and C plots to run. I know that they were making these changes shortly after I left due to not enough time so if they ever come back just stick to that.

@jetfire_158

Unless the survey tells you how many people clicked the link and then didn't reply you'll have an issue.

You see there is no option for no contribution. So you won't get an accurate idea of how many people in the hobby wouldn't support the idea financially.

You also didn't ask about the survey takers inclination to the idea, knowing if people will oppose you is probably more valuable than if you can make 1000/month on the idea.

@kk

I am shocked your employment doesn't provide access to testing. You can always attempt to contact the CDC directly

@Ganymede

I can tell you're a member of the Champions Guild.

@Ominous

I fixed that for you!

@A-B

So the point of these threads are to...

1. Pick on someone who needs help while 'explaining' things to them which is like explaining rocket science to an illiterate with mocking thrown in!

2. Mastubtory heckling of an asshole lacking all self awareness that is ultimately pointless because they lack self awareness.

You want the newest person who can't grok it to be better?

https://www.e-counseling.com/alp/therapy-apps/?imt=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw2PP1BRCiARIsAEqv-pTOGiN2V9lgcfFNgpCLRotQufUnU-gzP3z-7Q_6673Mu94k6_AVM-gaArwhEALw_wcB <--- right here guy, pick one, preferably free if you have financial issues.

To echo Ganymede @RightMeow

If the company is not being "harmed" by your getting assistance than there is no reason not to fight for that assistance prior to making a choice between continued employment and getting it.

So some people have mentioned working from home, skewing sleep schedules, etc etc. If you are getting a lot of screentime on devices please consider installing f.lux https://justgetflux.com/ which helps reduce blue light exposure thus preserving internal clocks.

@Darren https://youtu.be/Jizr6LR83Kk

@bear_necessities

You just want that opium air, I'm onto you.

@Ganymede

Unpacked!

Privatizing profits - When the economy is good only those invested benefit.
Socializing losses - When the economy is bad suddenly the Government (via taxpayers) should come help a company that was all about profit for their shareholders and nothing else before. Suddenly it's in the national interest.

It is generally deemed a moral hazard to advise one group to do something while doing the opposite. Brokers and retirement funds encouraging retail investors to stay engaged in the market instead of pulling out and re-investing once a bottom has established are themselves getting out of the markets or shifting to new markets but not advising the same to their buy and hold customers.

Peeve about the economy :shake fist:

Privatizing profits and socializing losses is morally and ethically wrong.

What is also morally and ethically wrong is all of these retirement funds and brokers telling you buy and hold the markets volatile you'll come out ahead in the long run. The FED is not shooting 2 trillion+ into the market for people to buy and hold. Gold isn't down 2% for people to buy and hold. Major institutional investors are liquidating their positions while telling your mom and pop retail investors to hold on. Everyone is scrambling to hedge and unwind and now is not the time to be invested in the market if you don't know what you're doing.

The people who knew what they were doing are taking unprecedented losses and their whole job is to not do it.

Netflix standup comedian lineup is strong and has enough variety that regardless of personal preferences you can probably find a good 2 or 3 specials.

Not sure if Expanse on Amazon is dark, but it's solid. Magicians is on Netflix and Amazon and has some witty dialogue. If you're into some bodice ripping there's Outlander on both Netflix and Amazon. Spiderman enter the Spiderverse is a great and kid friendly. Dragon Prince is a nice kind of Avatar the Last Airbender esque kid friendly adventure on Netflix.

What is Fading Suns?

Discord has upgraded their live screen share feature for servers from 10 to 50 users on a server. This is intended for group activities both in entertaining children and running virtual classrooms. It is 100% free.

@Dillinger

I have played DND 5E in theater of the mind, assuming you have a DM the DM will apply your spells as effectively as possible. It does probably mean due to human fallibility that some rule of cool or conservation of ninjitsu occurs because you are describing it and telling the DM your intents and the DM is applying it.

I think a MUSH could also handle it, but it would require a DM or someone to arbitrate.

@Rinel

When Sherlocke Holmes played by Benedict Cumberbatch does the mind palace thing are you like "yeah that's how that works?"

EDIT - Basically have you ever experimented with the memory envision it stuff or do you not have to?

@silverfox

There is a darkness in the human soul a choice between never eat the last cookie and eat them all to dispose of the evidence. Which is worse leaving the single cookie as a sign to your beloved that you have snack most gluttonously or to eat it too and have it be an unspoken shame upon the household.

Assuming you didn't take the empty oreos and wave them in their wave going wtf?!

I have never played a superhero game but I think it'd be a real winner if all retcons in superhero games were handled by Mephisto ala Spider-man New Day.